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    In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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    Self-Trolling
    Self-Trolling
    A woman in Britain was sentenced to 20 months in jail for creating fake Facebook profiles and trolling herself.
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    Man Robbed a Bank to Receive Prison Healthcare
    In 2013, a homeless man from Oregon robbed a bank for $1, then casually sat down and waited for police to arrest him so he could receive healthcare in prison.
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    It has been reported that rich people in China can hire "body doubles" to serve their prison time.
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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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    In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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    In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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    In 1770, the British Parliament passed a law condemning lipstick, stating that “women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft.”
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